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Apparently scarce polar map of Antarctica created and copyrighted by George O. Noville and published by the Tide Water Oil Company in 1933. Little America was a series of Antarctic exploration bases from 1929 to 1958, founded by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Little America I and II were located south of the Bay of Whales on the Ross Ice Shelf.
"… promotional map was issued with the claim that was used exclusively by Byrd on both his Antarctic Expeditions. Members of the Little America Aviation and Exploration Club received reports on expeditions, so that they could plot their progress on the map. Only the known, explored parts of the continent are depicted. Shaded areas indicate land permanently covered by ice and snow while white areas indicate unexplored land." (1)
No sales of this map are recorded in AMPR and only two institutional holdings are noted in WorldCat.
George Otto Noville (1890-1963), winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, was an aviation pioneer who served with Admiral Byrd during Byrd's first and second expeditions to Antarctica.
(1) Online. Accessed 1/23. https://oshermaps.org/exhibitions/to-the-ends-of-the-earth/section-8
PUBLICATION DATE: 1933
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States
BODY OF WATER: Ross Sea, Weddell Sea
CONDITION: Good.
A bit grubby with several archival reinforcements made from the verso at the folds and fold intersections. Four inch archivally repaired separation at the left-center fold. Solid.
COLORING: Lithographed color.
ENGRAVER:
SIZE: 27
" x
19 "
ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 65
PRICE: $
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